The government has announced that three rounds of mass nucleic acid testing will be held this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- The city\u2019s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has reported\u00a0that the number of Covid-19 cases in the latest outbreak had risen to 852\u00a0<\/strong>as of midnight on Sunday. Some 68 cases were detected in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau has also reported the first Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic started in early 2020, after two elderly women with pre-existing chronic conditions died. Authorities will carry out three series of mass nucleic acid testing\u00a0between today (Monday July 4) and Saturday (July 9). Most activities remain suspended or limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public agencies will offer limited services only by pre-booking. Banks in Macau will resume business with some restrictions, opening only a few branches and reducing hours of operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Entertainment venues<\/a>\u00a0(except casinos) in Macau remain closed along with outdoor recreation areas such as parks, gardens and beaches. Dining in restaurants is temporarily banned, only takeaways are allowed. A requirement for casino workers to present\u00a0a negative Covid-19 test<\/a>\u00a0issued within 48 hours has recently been lifted by authorities due to overcrowding at testing stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau\u2019s gross gaming revenue plunged 25.9 per cent month on month, from MOP3.34bn (US$413.4m) in May to MOP2.48bn (US$310m) last month.\u00a0 It\u2019s the lowest monthly GGR of the year and the lowest since September 2020. The figure was down 62.1 per cent year-on-year (June 2021: MOP6.54bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau\u2019s GGR for the first six months of 2022 <\/strong>combined stands at MOP26.27bn (US$3.26bn), down 46.4 per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The government has announced that three rounds of mass nucleic acid testing will be held this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau is experiencing a significant COVID-19 outbreak, with 852 cases and two reported deaths, prompting authorities to implement three rounds of mass nucleic acid testing and maintain widespread activity restrictions. Concurrently, Macau's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) for June plummeted to MOP2.48bn (US$310m), marking the lowest monthly tally of the year and a 62.1% year-on-year decline, severely impacting the region's gaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Recovery Outlook?","query":"What is the projected timeline and potential catalysts for a significant recovery in Macau's GGR, considering the persistent public health challenges and travel restrictions?"},{"label":"Operator Financial Resilience?","query":"How are Macau's concessionaires managing liquidity and operational costs amidst sustained revenue declines, and what are the implications for their long-term financial resilience?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,23876],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-31382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-social-news","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31382"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31423,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31382\/revisions\/31423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Macau GGR plunges to lowest monthly tally of the year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n